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Jamaica North Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Jamaica North Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,145 – 1,204 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Salt Creek Levee Trail 40.78511, -96.71995
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,145–1,203 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: Salt Creek Levee Trail · 40.78511, -96.71995

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  10. 4.3 miReach Jamaica North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 4.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  14. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jamaica-north-trail-out-back-23-km-2e15

Trail surface

48% gravel37% other6% dirt1% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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